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April 3, 1928.

W. H. NEELY UNDERSLUNG TIRE CARRIER Original Filed Oct. 5,- 1923 h meadow William 17662 attonwq "WILLIAM H. NEELY,

Reissued Apr. 3, 1928.

Nil-TED PATENT E UNDERSLUNG TIRE cARRInR.

Original fti'o. 1,550,447, dated August 18, 1925, S eria1 No.666,'751, fi1ed October 5,--].B23. Appl ieation 101' reissueineal January 25,

I invention relates to an underslung platform tire carrier adapted particularly for .use in carrying spare'tires on-motor Another-feature of the invention resides thearrangement of the locating for causing the tireto be p roperlypositloned nponthecarrier and the clamping means "for rigidly securing it in'position thereon so as toeliminate vibration andirattleuand L prevent its being lost on the road.

The full nature of the; invention will be understood 'from the accompanying 'drawings and the 'f( )llowing description-and claims.

@In theidrawings;

@Figure 1 is .aplan view looking down on the tire carrier/showing a tire in clamping position thereon. I

Figurefl isa side. elevation. of a tire carrier.

Figure 3 is a rearelevation v thereof and IFigureA isa side elevation of therclamp ing boltand wing. nut.

In the drawings there is shown therear end of a truck bed 101mounted uponthe usual. frame 11 formingra part of the chassis 1 ofathe truck. It will be noted that in this type of truck, the truck body or bedlO extends rearwardly a substantial distance from the rear axle and w-heels. .This permits of aconvenient place :for supporting a spare tire on an underslung or suspended. tirerack,

as will be hereinafter described {l he'tire rackcomprises apair. of vmetal straps :orstirrups 12criveted to each side of the frame 11, sl1own in Figure 3. The straps 12 are curved outwardly and extend downwardly so as to give sufficient clearance for the maximum diameter of the tire to be carried. At the lower end of the straps 12, there is provided an inwardly extending stir- 1926. ser ial -N0. :-83,765.'

froma stirrup portion of one strap l2 to thestirrup. portion of the: strap mounted on "the opposite side Y- ofthe frame, thereby-ere tendin idlrectly across the body. of the truck from-one sidetothe other an 'd spaced from thebed v.10 vsuiiiciently ,to permit-the v. free 6d manipulation time tire to becarriedthereby. As there isg provided'a pair ofstraps on eachsside of the frame spaced apart a distance of substantially one=third of the diameterv of the tire therewill likewise be two. supporting platform irons 14 spaced apart the same :distance and extendingzpara'llelvwith eachtother. Eachpair ofstraps 12are connected and. held rigid inposition so as tobe well braced, byvthe metal plate l5,

as shown in lEigures 1' and 3.

,Rigidly. mounted upon the platform bars 1%; there are sectional locating rings 16,1said rlngshaving the samecurvature asthe tire tolbe carried and soarrangedas t-o fit against the inner periphery of'the tire-rim 17 when peripherally and centrally I positioned I upon the platform.barspasshown inFigurel] v ZAs shown v herein, there are twov sectional rings 16 eachofwhich "has one end rigidlysecured so to the uforward platform bar .14 and vthe other end extendin beyond i the rear plat-v form 13312141, 1 there y completing t substantially vtwo-thirds v of 1a circle, "and, having its center midway between the two -platsi.

form bars .and SIClB frame :bars 11. The free ends of .the vsectional locating rings arefslightly spaced apart, asshow n in' Figurel, and .are' held securely in fixed; position byreason of thezriveting of saidrsectionali'w rings .to the platform barsl l. As'shown in iFiguret2, the tire rim 17. is positioned upon and supported directly by the upward-t 1y extending flangesh18-ofthe sectional lo-' eating rings-.17. soas to withhold the sides. 0f-95 the. tire from "the platform bars 1 L thereby preventing many wear thereof.

The tire 19 whichlis mounted supon the tire rim 1'7 is firmly held in its supported position by means of the clam ing hooks 20 and the wing nuts 21. The c amping hooks 20 are provided with a hook portion 22 which engages over the upper edge of the tire rim 17, and a shank portion which ex- 22 down againstthe rim 17 in clamping position. I a

By reason of the construction of the supporting platform suspending the ftire be-v neath the body of the truck from the rear extension of the frame, the sectional locating-rings and the clamping hooks, it will be obseWed-that the tire may'be readil removed by loosening the clamping hoo s so as to turn' them away from engagement wlth the 'rim and lifting the tire slightly upward- 1y so that it will clear the locating ring; When it is placed in positionthereon and clamped firmly, the tire properwillbe free from engaem'ent or contact with any part of the carrier, while at the same time it. will be held firmly and securely in position. What I claim as my invention is:

1. The combination with a vehicle frame,

' of atire carrier suspended therefrom and positioned directly beneath the same, comprising supporting straps secured to each side of the frame and extending downwardly therefrom, a pair of horizontally extending parallel bars spaced from each other and forming asup orting platform carried by said straps, sai bars being spaced from the under side'of said frame, a horizontally extending sectional locating ring mounted on said bars and rigidly secured thereto, an

annular and upwardly extending flange portio'n provided on said ring arrangedto engage and support the tirerim at a sufficient elevation from said bars to prevent theengagementof any part of said ring b tire mounted on said rim, and a 'plurallty of clamping hooks extending vertically through said bars for hooking over the tire rim and I removably clamping said rim in position-on said" locating andfllde'scribed'.

"2. The-combination with a vehicle flame of fan underslung tire carrier, including a horizontally arranged supporting platform secured in spaced relation beneath 'sai'd' frame,and afmember carried by said platform for reinforcing said'platform andfor supporting the tire-spacedfrom said frame and platform;

3-. The combination with a vehicle frame of'an underslung tire carrier, including a horizontally arranged supporting platform secured in spaced "relation beneath said frame,'a1id a member reinforcing said plat-' the v r ng, substantially as' sliown form and engaging the rim of the tire for supporting the tire out of engagement with the adjacent frame and platform."

4. The combination with a vehicle frame, of an underslung tire carrier, including a horizontally arranged supporting platform secured in spaced relation beneath said frame, and amember carried by said platform constituting a reinforcement for the platform and a combined centering and supporting means for therim of the tire; I

5. The combination with a vehicle frame, ofan underslung tirefcarrier, including a horizontally arranged supporting platform secured in spaced relation beneath said frame, and v a horizontally arranged member carried by said platform "for reinforcing the same and; for engaging the irim of i the tire for centerin the'ltire and supportingthe same spaced from the adjacent" frame and platform. 6. The combination with a vehicle frame, of a tire carrier suspended -therefrorfi and positioned therebene'ath, including supporting straps secured to the frame and extending downwardly therefrom, spaced horizontal bars carried by said straps and forming a supporting platform, a horizontally arranged upwardly projecting member carried by said platform for engaging the tire rim to center the tire, and support the same out of contact with the adjacent structure 'and means carried by "said'pla'tform and engageablewith' said rirn"for*clairiping thelat-ter in place. Y I 7. The combination with a vehicleframe, of an underslung tire'carrier, including a horizontally arranged supporting platform secured ,in spaced relation beneath said frame, a member carried 'bysaid platform for reinforcing the same and" for supporting the tire spaced from said frame and platform and means engageable with theriinof the tire to clamp the same in place. 8. Thecombination with a vehicle frame, of an "underslung tirecarrierincluding a horizontally arranged supportin platform secured in spaced relation beneath said frame, a' horizontally j arranged member rigidly secured to sai'd'platform for engaging the rim :of the tire for centering the tire and supporting the same spaced from the adjacent-frame and platform, thefsaid member constituting "a reinforcement rfor the said platform and means carried by the platform and engageable withfthe rim for clamping the latter in place. i 1 In testimony whereof I aflixiny signature.

' j WILLIAM HJNEELY? 

